France Ends Exemption Use of Neonicotinoids

In 2018, France became the first country in the European Union (EU) to ban all outdoor use of neonicotinoid pesticides, a class of chemicals that is harmful to bees and other pollinators. Shortly after, in 2020, an emergency exemption was approved for beet growers to use neonicotinoids to protect the crops from yellow virus transmitted by aphids, as alternative pesticides were proving to be ineffective. In January 2023, Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau announced that France would no longer allow the emergency use of neonicotinoids on beet crops and would enforce the full ban originally enacted in 2018.¹ This move reflects growing concern about the environmental and health impacts of agrochemicals, especially related to pollinators, as well as a shift toward more sustainable and eco-friendly farming practices.

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1. European Union high court nixes neonicotinoid exemptions. Chemical and Engineering News. 23 January 2023. Read more.

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